An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.

A centuries-old fortress city lies in ruin.

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.